The price is only for customers living in Japan.
For customer living outside of Japan, please visit the Global page.
HOME > Product category > Qkine’s animal-free growth factors and cytokines

Qkine’s animal-free growth factors and cytokines




To enhance reproducibility of stem cell and organoid cultures and compatible with scale-up applications, all Qkine’s growth factors and cytokines meet the following specifications!

  • Highest purity and bioactivity
  • Carrier protein free
  • Animal-origin free (AOF) or animal-derived component free (ADCF)

Products list

Recombinant protein product listed in Code order

Code Product species reactivity
QK001 human activin A human/mouse/rat/bovine/porcine
QK002 zebrafish FGF-2 zebrafish
QK003 human FGF-10 human/rat/bovine/porcine
QK004 human FGF-4 human
QK005 human activin A PLUS™ human/mouse/rat
QK006 human R-spondin 1 human
QK007 human BMP-2 human/mouse/rat/bovine/porcine
QK009 mouse/rat BMP-2 mouse/rat
QK010 human TGF-β1 PLUS™ human/bovine/porcine
QK011 human EGF human
QK012 mouse/rat activin A mouse/rat
QK013 human HGF NK1 human
QK014 mouse/rat activin A PLUS™ mouse/rat
QK015 human gremlin 1 human/bovine/porcine
QK016 rat FGF-10 rat
QK017 human GDF-15 human
QK018 mouse LIF mouse
QK019 mouse TGF-β3 mouse
QK020 mouse/rat FGF-8a mouse/rat
QK021 mouse FGF-8b mouse
QK022 mouse/rat NT-3 mouse/rat
QK023 rat BDNF rat
QK025 human FGF-2 (145 aa) human
QK027 human FGF-2 (154 aa) human
QK030 chicken/duck FGF-2 (145aa) chicken/duck
QK031 human R-spondin 1 LR5 human
QK032 human R-spondin 3 human
QK033 mouse/rat noggin mouse/rat
QK034 human noggin human
QK035 human follistatin-resistant activin A (FRACTA) human/mouse/rat
QK036 human LIF human
QK038 human BMP-4 human
QK039 human FGF-9 human
QK040 bovine/porcine FGF-2 (145 aa) bovine/porcine
QK041 human IGF-1 LR3 human/bovine/porcine
QK042 mouse FGF-2 mouse
QK043 human PDGF-AA human
QK044 human PDGF-BB human
QK045 human NRG-1 human/bovine/porcine
QK046 human KGF (FGF-7) human
QK047 human IGF-1 human/bovine/porcine
QK048 human VEGF 165 human
QK049 human OSM human
QK050 human BDNF human/mouse/rat/bovine/
porcine/canine/equine
QK051 human GDNF human
QK052 FGF2-G3 (145 aa) species neutral
QK053 FGF2-G3 species neutral
QK054 human TGF-β3 human
QK055 human Shh human
QK056 bovine/porcine FGF-2 (154 aa) bovine/porcine
QK057 human FGF-8b human/mouse
QK058 human NT-3 human/mouse/rat/porcine
QK059 human FGF-8a human/mouse
QK060 bovine HGF NK1 bovine
QK061 porcine HGF NK1 porcine
QK063 human CNTF human
QK064 porcine EGF porcine
QK066 mouse EGF mouse
QK067 human activin E PLUS™ human
QK068 human DKK-1 human
QK069 human FGF-18 human
QK070 human GDF-5 human
QK071 human FGF-1 human
QK072 human TGF-β2 human/bovine/porcine
QK074 human G-CSF human
QK075 human M-CSF human
QK076 human GM-CSF human
QK077 mouse SCF mouse
QK078 human SCF human
QK079 bovine PDGF-BB bovine
QK080 bovine/porcine FGF2-G3 (145 aa) bovine/porcine
QK081 bovine/porcine FGF2-G3 (154 aa) bovine/porcine
QK083 human TNF-alpha human
QK084 porcine TGF-β3 porcine
QK086 human FGF-19 human
QK087 human Flt3L human
QK089 human IL-2 human
QK090 human IL-3 human
QK091 human IL-34 PLUS™ human
QK092 human IL-4 human
QK093 human IL-6 human
QK095 human IL-7 human
QK097 human IL-15 human
QK098 human TPO human
QK099 human EPO human
QK100 human IL-18 human
QK101 human IL-1β human
QK102 salmon FGF-2 (145 aa) salmon
QK103 salmon FGF-2 (154 aa) salmon
QK104 tuna FGF-2 (145 aa) tuna
QK105 tuna FGF-2 (154 aa) tuna
QK106 eel FGF-2 (145 aa) eel
QK107 eel FGF-2 (154 aa) eel
QK117 human IFN-gamma human
QK118 human IGF-2 human
QK119 human IL-8 human
QK120 human vitronectin human
QK121 bovine vitronectin bovine
QK122 porcine vitronectin porcine
QK123 human betacellulin human

Recombinant protein product listed in Alphabetical order

Alphabetical order Product species reactivity Code
A Activin human activin A human/mouse/rat
/bovine/porcine
QK001
mouse/rat activin A mouse/rat QK012
human activin A PLUS™ human/mouse/rat QK005
mouse/rat activin A PLUS™ mouse/rat QK014
human follistatin-resistant activin A (FRACTA) human/mouse/rat QK035
human activin E PLUS™ human QK067
B BDNF human BDNF human/mouse/rat/bovine
/porcine/canine/equine
QK050
rat BDNF rat QK023
Betacellulin human betacellulin human QK123
BMP-2 human BMP-2 human/mouse/rat
/bovinebr/porcine
QK007
mouse/rat BMP-2 mouse/rat QK009
BMP-4 human BMP-4 human QK038
C CNTF human CNTF human QK063
D DKK-1 human DKK-1 human QK068
E EGF human EGF human QK011
mouse EGF mouse QK066
porcine EGF porcine QK064
EPO human EPO human QK099
F FGF-1 human FGF-1 human QK071
FGF-2 human FGF-2 (145 aa) human QK025
human FGF-2 (154 aa) human QK027
bovine/porcine FGF-2 (145 aa) bovine/porcine QK040
bovine/porcine FGF-2 (154 aa) bovine/porcine QK056
mouse FGF-2 mouse QK042
chicken/duck (FGF-2) 145aa protein chicken/duck QK030
zebrafish FGF-2 zebrafish QK002
salmon FGF-2 (145 aa) salmon QK102
salmon FGF-2 (154 aa) salmon QK103
tuna FGF-2 (145 aa) tuna QK104
tuna FGF-2 (154 aa) tuna QK105
eel FGF-2 (145 aa) eel QK106
eel FGF-2 (154 aa) eel QK107
FGF2-G3 (145 aa) species neutral QK052
FGF2-G3 species neutral QK053
bovine/porcine FGF2-G3 (145 aa) bovine/porcine QK080
bovine/porcine FGF2-G3 (154 aa) bovine/porcine QK081
FGF-4 human FGF-4 human QK004
FGF-7 human KGF (FGF-7) human QK046
FGF-8 human FGF-8a human/mouse QK059
mouse/rat FGF-8a mouse/rat QK020
human FGF-8b human/mouse QK057
mouse FGF-8b mouse QK021
FGF-9 human FGF-9 human QK039
FGF-10 human FGF-10 human/rat/bovine/porcine QK003
rat FGF-10 rat QK016
FGF-18 human FGF-18 human QK069
FGF-19 human FGF-19 human QK086
Flt-3 human Flt3L human QK087
G G-CSF human G-CSF human QK074
GDF-5 human GDF-5 human QK070
GDF-15 human GDF-15 human QK017
GDNF human GDNF human QK051
GM-CSF human GM-CSF human QK076
Gremlin 1 human gremlin 1 human/bovine/porcine QK015
H HGF human HGF NK1 human QK013
bovine HGF NK1 bovine QK060
porcine HGF NK1 porcine QK061
I IFN-gamma human IFN-gamma human QK117
IGF-1 human IGF-1 human/bovine/porcine QK047
human IGF-1 LR3 human/bovine/porcine QK041
IGF-2 human IGF-2 human QK118
IL-1β human IL-1β human QK101
IL-2 human IL-2 human QK089
IL-3 human IL-3 human QK090
IL-4 human IL-4 human QK092
IL-6 human IL-6 human QK093
IL-7 human IL-7 human QK095
IL-8 human IL-8 human QK119
IL-15 human IL-15 human QK097
IL-18 human IL-18 human QK100
IL-34 human IL-34 PLUS™ human QK091
K KGF human KGF (FGF-7) human QK046
L LIF human LIF human QK036
mouse LIF mouse QK018
M M-CSF human M-CSF human QK075
N Noggin human noggin human QK034
mouse/rat noggin mouse/rat QK033
NRG-1 human NRG-1 human/bovine/porcine QK045
NT-3 human NT-3 human/mouse/rat/porcine QK058
mouse/rat NT-3 mouse/rat QK022
O OSM human OSM human QK049
P PDGF human PDGF-AA human QK043
human PDGF-BB human QK044
bovine PDGF-BB bovine QK079
R R-spondin 1 human R-spondin 1 human QK006
human R-spondin 1 LR5 human QK031
R-spondin 3 human R-spondin 3 human QK032
S SCF human SCF human QK078
mouse SCF mouse QK077
Shh human Shh human QK055
T TGF-β1 human TGF-β1 PLUS™ human/bovine/porcine QK010
TGF-β2 human TGF-β2 human/bovine/porcine QK072
TGF-β3 human TGF-β3 human QK054
porcine TGF-β3 porcine QK084
mouse TGF-β3 mouse QK019
TNF-α human TNF-alpha human QK083
TPO human TPO human QK098
V VEGF human VEGF 165 human QK048
Vitronectin human vitronectin human QK120
bovine vitronectin bovine QK121
porcine vitronectin porcine QK122

Kit product list

Code Product Note
QK501 FGF-2 species-matched kit Zebrafish FGF-2 – QK002 – 100 µg
Bovine/porcine FGF-2 (154 aa) – QK056 – 50 µg
Bovine/porcine FGF-2 (145 aa) – QK040 – 50 µg
Bovine/porcine FGF2-G3 (145 aa) – QK080 – 50 µg
Bovine/porcine FGF2-G3 (154 aa) – QK081 – 50 µg
Human FGF2-G3 (154 aa) – QK053 – 50 µg
QK502 Thermostable FGF-2 discovery kit Human FGF-2 (145 aa) – QK025 – 50 µg
Human FGF-2 (154 aa) – QK027 – 50 µg
Human FGF2-G3 (145 aa) – QK052 – 50 µg
Human FGF2-G3 (154 aa) – QK053 – 50 µg
QK503 B8 media discovery kit IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor 1) – QK047 – 500 µg
IGF-1 LR3 (insulin-like growth factor long arginine 3) – QK041 – 500 µg
FGF2-G3 (145 aa) – QK052 – 100 µg
FGF2-G3 (154 aa) – QK053 – 100 µg
NRG-1 – QK045 – 50 µg
TGF-β1 PLUS – QK010 – 25 µg
QK504 Beefy9 media growth factor discovery kit Bovine/porcine FGF-2 (154 aa) – QK056 – 500 µg
Bovine/porcine FGF2-G3 (154 aa) – QK081 – 500 µg
NRG-1 – QK045 – 50 µg
IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor 1) – QK047 – 500 µg
IGF-1 LR3 (insulin-like growth factor long arginine 3) – QK041 – 500 µg
TGF-β3 – QK054 – 25 µg
QK505 Serum-free media optimization growth factor discovery kit FGF2-G3 154 aa – QK053 -100 µg
Human FGF-2 (154 aa) – QK027 – 50 µg
Activin A – QK001 – 50 µg
TGF- β1 PLUS – QK010 – 25 µg
TGF-β2 – QK072 – 50 µg
TGF-β3 – QK054 – 25 µg
IGF-1 LR3 (insulin-like growth factor long arginine 3) – QK041 – 100 µg
QK512 iPSC culture kit Human TGF-β1 PLUS – QK010 – 25 µg
Human FGF2-G3 (154 aa) – QK053 – 50 µg
Human vitronectin – QK120 – 500 µg
QK513 Endoderm differentiation kit Human activin A – QK001 – 25 µg
Human BMP-4 – QK038 – 25 µg
Human FGF2-G3 (154 aa) – QK053 – 50 µg
Human vitronectin – QK120 – 500 µg
QK514 Mesoderm differentiation kit Human activin A – QK001 – 25 µg
Human BMP-4 – QK038 – 25 µg
Human FGF2-G3 (154 aa) – QK053 – 50 µg
Human vitronectin – QK120 – 500 µg
QK515 Ectoderm differentiation kit Human noggin – QK034 – 25 µg
Human FGF2-G3 (154 aa) – QK053 – 50 µg
Human vitronectin – QK120 – 500 µg
QK516 Tri-lineage differentiation kit Human activin A – QK001 – 25 µg
Human BMP-4 – QK038 – 25 µg
Human FGF2-G3 (154 aa) – QK053 – 50 µg
Human noggin – QK034 – 25 µg
Human vitronectin – QK120 – 500 µg
QK517 Dopaminergic neuron differentiation kit Human BDNF – QK050 – 25 µg
Human GDNF – QK051 – 25 µg
Human TGF-β3 – QK054 – 25 µg
Human FGF-8a – QK059 – 25 µg

Related Product

Code Product Note
QK1001 Reconstitution solution A For reconstitution of Qkine's lyophilized proteins*

*Before reconstitution of Qkine's lyophilized proteins, check the "Reconstitution solution finder" on the Qkine's website "Protein preparation and storage".

When culturing organoids, stem cells, or other tissues, if you are to use this product in combination with other factor or factors (hereunder factors), a third party may have a patent on the use or other application of the factors concerned.
Regarding to this product, we do not offer any non-infringement warranty when used or otherwise applied in combination with other factors. Therefore, if you intend to use this product in combination with other factors, please check with your organization’s division responsible for intellectual property rights or your research agency before using this product.